Structure of the heliospheric MHD bow shock: Effects of ion-atom drifts

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Feb 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996jgr...101.2535m&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 101, Issue A2, p. 2535-2546

Physics

Plasma Physics

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Space Plasma Physics: Kinetic And Mhd Theory, Space Plasma Physics: Neutral Particles, Space Plasma Physics: Numerical Simulation Studies, Space Plasma Physics: Shock Waves

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We report on the structure of a perpendicular MHD shock in the partially ionized gas of the local interstellar medium (LISM). In situations where the flow speed is sub-Alfvenic in the ion gas and supersonic in the atom gas, the ions and atoms behave differently in the shock. Ion-atom drifts provide a dissipation mechanism which permits computation of the steady state structure of the transition between upstream and downstream conditions. Using parameter ranges which are appropriate for the LISM, we find that the heliospheric bow shock may be many hundreds of AU thick.

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